>There' no practical ways to defend yourself against knives
>>64641800 Dz.
>>64641825So your plan is to offer them a cigarette?
>>64641833It'll get them eventually.
>>64641833It's a long term strategyNo homo
>>64641825>When you want to be a hard-boiled noir PI, but you're a cowboy in the Reconstruction era.
>>64641800I know you are trying to make fun of the UK but you are failing hardGun control and the number of deaths and casualties are highly correlated.Comparing New York City in the United States and London in the United Kingdom, which have nearly identical crime rates and populations:・In London, with strict gun control, the average annual number of deaths from violent crimes involving firearms is approximately 112.Conversely, in the United States with looser regulations, the average annual death toll under the same conditions is approximately 391.(※2023 statistical data)The fact that the death toll is more than three times higher despite identical crime rates clearly demonstrates how lethal firearms are as weapons.Even if violent crime rates remain unchanged, strict gun control measures undoubtedly have the effect of preventing an increase in victims.
>>64642494Now pull up knife crime stupid nigger
>>64642494"At least Im not American yah dumb cunt!"
>>64642494>70% of that is suicide
>>64642499Homicide Rate per 100,000 PeopleLondon ~1.1 – 1.2 homicides per 100,000 people (2024–2025 figures) — quite low by global standards. New York City ~4.0 – 4.3 homicides per 100,000 people (2024 data). New York City’s homicide rate is roughly 3–4 times higher than London’s. For example, if London has about 1.2 per 100,000, NYC’s ~4.0 means its rate is about 3.3× greater than London’s. The StandardBoth cities have seen long-term declines in homicide rates compared with past decades, especially New York, which had much higher rates in the 1990s. RedditDespite perceptions, London’s homicide rate remains low compared with major U.S. cities and is more typical of large cities in Europe.
>>64642494>>64642541New York has severe gun control.
>>64642613Not as severe as the UK, cope
>>64642494I would happily accept triple the rate of firearm homicides if it meant being able to own the fun stuff. Euros cannot fathom the prioritization of liberty over safety.
>>64642499US still has more than the UK and every other euro country for that matter. The US is just inherently more violent, the UK knife meme kinda started as a counter to the "be american get shot" thing but it doesn't reflect reality.
>>64641825Smoke screens won't save you, that nig you shot was a fluke.
>>64642494Now how much of that is gang related?
>>64641800If you know some very basic martial arts then the knife wielder is at a disadvantage to being unarmed.
